Mary I social change + the economy Flashcards
What was the sweating sickness
Influenza and typhus epidemic
Had devastating impact 1557 to 1558
Worst death toll in a century - 1/10 died
What happened to the workers wage
It dropped and by 1559 agriculture workers dropped. To 59% of what it was 50 years previously
Harvest failure 1555 to 1556
Poor relief
Debasement of the coin under Mary
Was a key medium factor under Mary as she had attempted to replace the debased coins and Planck were made to reissue the coinage but this didn’t happen until Elizabeth’s reign
it was successful when it did happen
Mary + crown lands
Rent on crown lands were reevaluated +raised
Estimated to have raised 400,000 per year
Crown debaters
Exchequer paused crown debaters some debts had been outstanding for 40 years
Sir Thomas Everton owed 7,4947 repairs this after a spell in the Tower of London
Book of rates 1558
Fixed the level of duty to be paired on certain products introduced in 1558 and before this rates were fixed in 1507 taxes were lower than the level of inflation
Revenue rose from 29,315 in 1556 -57 to 82,797 1558-1559
Walter Mildmay and financial reforms 1554
Court of the exchequer took over the court of first fruits and tenths +the court of augmentations
